PerkinElmer Announces Global R&D Expansion in Singapore
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Kayla [2011-05-20]
27 Mar 2008 - PerkinElmer, Inc. celebrated the opening of a new Center of Excellence in Singapore. The PerkinElmer Inc. Center of Excellence in Singapore comes as part of PerkinElmer's continued global R&D expansion efforts, and will focus on the development of new precision instrumentation and chemistries for a range of scientific and industrial laboratory applications, including drug discovery and development, environmental monitoring, food safety, and sustainable energy.
"We are pleased to establish the PerkinElmer Inc. Center of Excellence in Singapore as a base for our global R&D efforts," said Dr. Daniel R. Marshak, vice president and chief scientific officer, PerkinElmer, Inc. "PerkinElmer is committed to growing its business globally and is making significant and long-term investments in Asia-Pacific to support the expansion of the health and environmental infrastructures of emerging growth nations. This investment in Singapore will enable us to leverage in-country expertise and resources to drive the development of new, innovative solutions to meet the changing needs of our global customers."
The new Center of Excellence will manufacture instruments for atomic absorption spectroscopy and UV/Visable spectroscopy to detect both inorganic and organic materials in the environment, food, materials and oil industries. The new facility will also focus R&D efforts in support of the expansion of PerkinElmer's EcoAnalytix(TM) solutions family.